Father files $20 million lawsuit against school board after obtaining video

Video shows aide, bus driver abusing student on bus

By Tom Wilmoth

Friday, October 7, 2011 at 11:23 am (Updated: October 19, 10:47 am)

The father of an autistic child in Bedford County has filed a $20 million lawsuit against the Bedford County School Board, the director of special services and a bus driver and aide, alleging that his 12-year-old son was physically abused while riding a Bedford County bus in 2009.

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